Nissan Murano. Manual - part 762

FRONT DRIVE SHAFT BOOT

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• Be careful not to touch the inside of the boot with a tip of tool.

11. Secure the large and small ends of the boot with boot bands

using the boot band crimping tool (A) [SST: KV40107300 (

—

)].

CAUTION:

Never reuse boot band.

NOTE:
Secure boot band so that dimension (A) meets the specification
as shown in the figure.

12. Secure joint sub-assembly and housing assembly, and then

make sure that they are in the correct position when rotating
boot. Reinstall them using boot bands when boot installation
positions become incorrect.

CAUTION:

Never reuse boot band.

13. Clean the matching surface of wheel hub lock nut and wheel

hub and bearing assembly.

CAUTION:

Never apply lubricating oil to these matching surface.

14. Clean the matching surface of drive shaft and wheel hub and bearing assembly.

CAUTION:

Apply paste [service parts (440037S000)] to cover entire flat
surface (A) of joint sub-assembly of drive shaft.

15. Insert drive shaft to wheel hub and bearing assembly, and then temporarily tighten wheel hub lock nut.

16. Install strut assembly to steering knuckle. Refer to 

FSU-9, "Exploded View"

.

17. Install disc rotor. Refer to 

BR-39, "BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY (1 PISTON TYPE) : Removal and Instal-

lation"

 (1 PISTON TYPE), 

BR-43, "BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY (2 PISTON TYPE) : Removal and

Installation"

 (2 PISTON TYPE).

18. Install caliper assembly to steering knuckle. Refer to 

BR-38, "BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY (1 PISTON

TYPE) : Exploded View"

 (1 PISTON TYPE), 

BR-42, "BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY (2 PISTON TYPE) :

Exploded View"

 (2 PISTON TYPE).

19. Install lock plate to strut assembly. Refer to 

BR-22, "FRONT : Exploded View"

.

20. Install wheel sensor and sensor harness to steering knuckle. Refer to 

BRC-123, "FRONT WHEEL SEN-

SOR : Exploded View"

.

21. Tighten the wheel hub lock nut to the specified torque. Refer to 

FAX-38, "Exploded View"

.

NOTE:
• Never use a power tool to tighten the wheel hub lock nut.

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A

: 7.0 mm (0.276 in) or less

Amount paste

: 1.0 – 3.0 g (0.04 – 0.10 oz)

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• Perform the final tightening of each of parts under unladen conditions, which were removed when

removing wheel hub and bearing assembly and axle housing. 

22. Install cotter pin. Refer to 

FAX-38, "Exploded View"

.

CAUTION:

• Never reuse cotter pin.
• Bend cotter pin at the root sufficiently to prevent any looseness.

TRANSAXLE SIDE

TRANSAXLE SIDE : Removal and Installation

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NOTE:
Remove boot after removing drive shaft. Refer to 

FAX-46, "LEFT SIDE : Removal and Installation"

 (left side),

FAX-47, "RIGHT SIDE : Removal and Installation"

 (right side).

Inspection

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INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL

• Move joint up/down, left/right, and in the axial directions. Check for motion that is not smooth and for signifi-

cant looseness.

• Check boot for cracks, damage, and leakage of grease.
• Disassemble drive shaft and exchange malfunctioning part if there

is a non-standard condition.

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FRONT DRIVE SHAFT

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LEFT SIDE

RIGHT SIDE

1.

Circular clip

2.

Dust shield

3.

Housing assembly

4.

Boot band

5.

Boot

6.

Circular clip

7.

Joint sub-assembly 

: Wheel side

1: Fill NISSAN Genuine grease or equivalent.

2: Apply paste [service parts (440037S000)].

Refer to 

GI-4, "Components"

 for symbols not described on the above.

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1.

Joint sub-assembly

2.

Circular clip

3.

Boot band

4.

Boot

5.

Damper band

6.

Dynamic damper

7.

Housing assembly

8.

Circular clip

9.

Dust shield

10. Oil seal

11.

Bearing housing

12. Bearing bracket

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LEFT SIDE

LEFT SIDE : Removal and Installation

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REMOVAL

1.

Remove tires with power tool.

2.

Remove wheel sensor and sensor harness. Refer to 

BRC-123, "FRONT WHEEL SENSOR : Exploded

View"

.

3.

Remove lock plate from strut assembly. Refer to 

BR-22, "FRONT : Exploded View"

.

4.

Remove caliper assembly. Hang caliper assembly not to interfere with work. Refer to 

BR-38, "BRAKE

CALIPER ASSEMBLY (1 PISTON TYPE) : Exploded View"

 (1 PISTON TYPE), 

BR-42, "BRAKE CALIPER

ASSEMBLY (2 PISTON TYPE) : Exploded View"

 (2 PISTON TYPE).

CAUTION:

Never depress brake pedal while brake caliper is removed.

5.

Remove disc rotor. Refer to 

BR-39, "BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY (1 PISTON TYPE) : Removal and

Installation"

 (1 PISTON TYPE), 

BR-43, "BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY (2 PISTON TYPE) : Removal and

Installation"

 (2 PISTON TYPE).

6.

Remove cotter pin, and then loosen wheel hub lock nut with power tool.

7.

Patch wheel hub lock nut with a piece of wood. Hammer the wood to disengage wheel hub and bearing
assembly from drive shaft.

CAUTION:

• Never place drive shaft joint at an extreme angle. Also be careful not to overextend slide joint.
• Never allow drive shaft to hang down without support for joint sub-assembly, housing assembly

and the other parts.

NOTE:
Use suitable puller, if wheel hub and bearing assembly and drive shaft cannot be separated even after
performing the above procedure.

8.

Remove wheel hub lock nut.

9.

Remove strut assembly from steering knuckle. Refer to 

FSU-9, "Exploded View"

.

10. Remove drive shaft from transaxle assembly.

• Use the drive shaft attachment (A) [SST: KV40107500 (

—

)] and a sliding hammer (B) while inserting tip of the drive

shaft attachment between housing assembly and transaxle
assembly.

CAUTION:

• Never place drive shaft joint at an extreme angle when

removing drive shaft. Also be careful not to overextend
slide joint.

• Confirm that the circular clip is attached to the drive

shaft.

INSTALLATION

Note the following, and install in the reverse order of removal.
• Always replace differential side oil seal with new one when installing drive shaft. Refer to 

TM-175, "AWD :

Exploded View"

.

13. Snap ling

14. Dust shield

15. collor

16. Link shaft

17. Support bearing bracket

A:

Oil seal lip

: Wheel side

1: Fill NISSAN Genuine grease or equivalent.

2: Apply paste [service parts (440037S000)].

3: Appy multi - purpose grease.

Refer to 

GI-4, "Components"

 for symbols not described on the above.

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